Type 1: Location and assessment survey (presumptive survey).
The aim of an asbestos survey is, as far as reasonably practicable, to locate and assess the condition of the asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) present in the building and its purpose is to present the information collected in a way which allows you to assess and manage the risk.
The purpose of the type 1 survey is to locate, as far as reasonably practicable, the presence and extent of any suspect ACMs in the building and to assess their condition. This type of survey essentially defers the need to sample and analyse for asbestos until a later time. You will therefore bear potential additional costs of managing some non-ACMs. During this type of survey all areas should be accessed and inspected as far as reasonably practicable or must be presumed to contain asbestos. All materials which are presumed to contain asbestos must be assessed.
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